Legal Services Framework for Horse Racing Ireland

Quantity or scope

This framework agreement covers HRI's legal services as they arise and as described on page 6 of the Qualification document and as described in Section II.1.5) above. Applicants must register on eTenders in order to receive any further information and clarifications regarding the competition. Full information is available from the Qualification Questionnaire available to download from: etenders.gov.ie600 0001 200 000

Additional information

— As the subject matter of this framework agreement is a non-priority (Annex IIB) service, the establishment of the framework is not subject to the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC with regard to the choice of procedure.

Therefore, the awarding authority will employ a negotiated procedure under its own terms and conditions.

— Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie)

only. Registration is free of charge,

— This is the sole call for competition for these services,

— The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers,

— Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities,

— It will be a condition for admittance to the framework agreement that tenderers and their sub-contractors (if any) produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners and that they retain a fully valid certificate throughout the lifetime of the framework.

Admittance to the framework will also be conditional upon formal written acceptance of Horse Racing Ireland's Terms and Conditions.

— If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of the competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

Notwithstanding the existence of the framework, the contracting authority at its sole discretion reserves the right to engage in a separate procurement procedure outside of the framework for any contract arising for legal services.

— Should you wish any of the information supplied by you not to be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Horse Racing Ireland will take this into consideration if it receives a request for disclosure, and may consult with you, but may decide to disclose the information despite your view. It is not sufficient to include a general statement that all your information is confidential or commercially sensitive.

At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process and the framework agreement.

Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Quantity or scope

This framework agreement covers HRI's legal services as they arise and as described on page 6 of the Qualification document and as described in Section II.1.5) above. Applicants must register on eTenders in order to receive any further information and clarifications regarding the competition. Full information is available from the Qualification Questionnaire available to download from: etenders.gov.ie

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded. A grouping, if successful, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties. If it is proposed to sub-contract the delivery of any portion of the initial contract or any subsequent contract under the framework, it may be a condition of award of contract that both the service provider and any proposed sub-contractor enter simultaneously into a collateral warranty with the contracting authority for the relevant portion of that contract.